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Trans Pacific Partnership Peru Eduardo Huerta-Mercado Herrera MSc, EMBA CEO - VCCT Value Chain Consulting & Technology STC International Consultant - The World Bank
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TPP Trans Pacific Partnership
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Agenda 1. Overview Pacific Alliance 2. TPP - Peru: Opportunities and Challenges 3. VCCT - Purdue
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Trade Partnerships LATAM CAN: Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia MERCOSUR: Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela ALBA: Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, …. Other Pacific Alliance: Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile
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Pacific Alliance Source: The World Bank 2014 Note: Colombia is working to join the TPP (Does not belong to APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)
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Pacific Alliance Source: The World Bank 2014
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Competitiveness Rankings Doing Business World Bank (189 countries) Colombia : Spot 34 (LATAM Leader) Peru : Spot 35 Mexico: Spot 39 Chile: Spot 41 Economic Liberty Index The Heritage Foundation (178 countries) Chile: Spot 7 (LATAM Leader) Colombia: Spot 28 Perú: Spot 47 Mexico: Spot 59 Global Competitive Index World Economic Forum (147 countries) Chile: Spot 33 (LATAM Leader) Mexico: Spot 61 Perú: Spot 65 Colombia: Spot 66
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Agenda 1. Overview Pacific Alliance 2. TPP - Peru: Opportunities and Challenges 3. VCCT - Purdue
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Peru
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Peru´s GDP performance Presidential Elections
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Peru Exports Challenge: how to escape the commodities trap?
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TPP Benefits Largest Free Trade zone worldwide, larger than Eurozone, 40% of global GDP Become the trade hub with Asia in South America Generate knowledge and technology transfer Promote small businesses “inclusion” in global value chains Improve country´s competitiveness Support image of an stable and investment friendly nation Protect traditional knowledge related to genetic resources respecting biodiversity Benefit service providers with a larger market with legal security
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TPP Opportunities Increased Exports Agricultural products: Avocado, asparragus, saccha inchi, chia, quinoa, etc. The World Bank estimates that the most benefited countries by TPP will be Vietnam, Japan, Malasia, New Zeland and Perú with exports increase above 10%. In the case of Perú the impact on GDP could be over 2%. Business for small firms: import – export Access to lower cost materials and export products to any of the 12 member countries.
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TPP Challenges Pharmaceutical Products Increased health services costs:? Genetic resources? Agricultural Products End of agriculture? However It is important to protect Intellectual Property because it will promote trade and investment in Innovation & Technology Peru has other 17 Free Trade Agreements (USA, Canada, Japan, European Union, China, Korea, Mexico, Chile, etc) Perú already has a Free Trade Agreement with USA since 2009 At that time there were fears that prices of medicines will increase and that agriculture will colapse The reality has been that the prices of medicines have decreased and that Peru exports more agricultural products than before.
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Peru´s GDP performance Presidential Elections
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REFORMS 2016-2021 Strenghts: 5 top presidential candidates share the same vision about the economic model Promote Private investment Openness to Global Trade Independent and Proffessional Central Bank Solid Macroeconomic policies Low debt Low controlled inflation Entrepreneurial spirit
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REFORMS 2016-2021 Challenges Flexible labor market: reduce informality Improve Public Governance National-Subnational Levels Improve the quality of public investment Infrastructure: Ports, Airports, Roads Education Technology & Innovation Genetic resources IT services
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Agenda 1. Overview Pacific Alliance 2. TPP - Peru: Opportunities and Challenges 3. VCCT - Purdue
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VALUE CHAIN CONSULTING & TECHNOLOGY Panama Lima Singapore
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VCCT - Purdue Facilitate internships in Peru and the Region 2014: 25 Undergraduate students, Lima-Peru 2015: 22 Undergraduate students, Lima-Peru 2016?? Facilitate Knowledge & Technology transfer Alumni Network VCCT Sponsored Network Partnership with Peruvian University UTEC
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Peru 2050 Entrepeneurship + Education + Technology Transfer
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Thaks a Lot!
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